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Emily Patten discusses her new role, hobbies and interests, and family.
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In this expanded interview with FlexPack VOICE®, Jonathan C. Quinn, vice president of marketing and sustainability for Accredo Packaging Inc. /API Group Holding Inc., offers insights hiring, recruitment, and retention.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s recent decision to extend tariffs on aluminum to South Korea and Thailand will cost jobs in the U.S., while increasing prices for consumers and undermining the integrity of flexible packaging intended to protect food and medical supplies, according to the Flexible Packaging Association.
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Michigan State University’s School of Packaging completed a study on food waste that offers insights for packaging companies as they work to keep foods fresh as long as possible.
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If the future workplace is filled with machines running on artificial intelligence and robotics, workers will be needed to create the machines, run them, and then make repairs as the robots falter. That thinking was on display at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.
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The study sheds light on the valuable work that has been done to grow markets, including the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs, for recycled materials.
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Pratt Industries says it now has assets valued at $12 billion invested in the United States and has created about 12,000 manufacturing jobs.
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Amcor won one of four technology excellence awards given out during PACK EXPO Las Vegas, taking the top prize in the sustainability category.
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A growing number of municipalities in Pennsylvania are curbing the use of single-use plastics, joining hundreds of cities across the U.S. that have implemented similar measures.
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Extender producer responsibility programs can be enhanced by giving companies financial incentives to evolve packaging through eco-design while imposing penalties on packaging that hinders circularity efforts. Those incentives and penalties are the core concepts of eco-modulation.
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PACKEXPO Las Vegas 2023, which will be held September 11 through September 13, will highlight sustainability efforts through a new dedicated section of the annual trade show.
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Jason Pelz has some basic advice for brands when it comes to developing end markets for recyclables: “You have to get engaged.” That may be obvious, but obvious doesn’t necessarily translate into action.
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FlexPackCon® 2023 will include speakers from along the value chain of flexible packaging.
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William Jackson, Ph.D., chief technology officer of Amcor Flexibles, has been named to a two-year term as chair of Flexible Packaging Association’s board of directors. Kasie Fairbarn, a member of the chair’s advisory council, has been elected co-chair of the Emerging Leadership Council.
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Hopefully, the report will help policy makers avoid following trends unsupported by scientific facts.
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As compostable and hard-to-recycle packaging such as flexible packaging become more prevalent in the United States, extended producer responsibility programs will have to ensure a fair and equitable process.
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President Joe Biden’s administration continues to promote plans to use biotechnology and biomanufacturing to develop sustainable alternatives across industries, including fuels, medicines, and plastics, with plastics being largely displaced by 2043.
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As more states move toward extended producer responsibility laws, government officials should include industry representatives who will run the programs so fair fees can be assessed and to encourage flexibility after the systems are up and running, says Allen Langdon, CEO of Canada-based Circular Materials.
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The U.S. economy has proven more resilient than many expected through the early months of 2023, but challenges are still ahead. To get a sense of what they are, we spoke with Paul Harencak, vice president of LPS Industries, LLC in Moonachie, New Jersey.
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A new report aims to lay the groundwork for a U.S. recycling system that can better handle the expected growth in flexible packaging over the next decade.
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